
Used to separate geographical elements when describing location. (No comma needed between year and month when there are only two elements in the date)Ĩ. The store closed its doors for good in October 1958. Her arrival on April 10, 1988, was considered a turning point for the company. When writing dates, the different segments are separated by commas, except for the day of the month and the name of the month.Įxamples: The store closed its doors for good on Wednesday, October 15, 1958. When a degree or certification is shown after a person's name, it should be set off with commas.Įxample: Tom Roberts Jr., MD, FACS, will be the keynote speaker at next year's conference.ħ. We could not have done it without you, Lisa.Ħ. When directly addressing someone, the person's name or title should be set off with commas.Įxamples: Thank you, Governor, for your support. (In this case, the dirty cars are specifically those that John leased.)ĥ. John's cars that are leased are never kept clean. The information that the cars are leased is non-essential, and so, enclosed in commas.) (The sentence refers to all of John's cars and says they are dirty. Comma is not used when using 'that'.Įxamples: John's cars, which are leased, are never kept clean.

(The balloon is bright red, not bright and red.)Ĥ. However, if the consecutive adjectives do not individually describe the noun, they should not be separated by a comma.Įxample: He held a bright red balloon. (used in case of repeated adjectives or adverbs placed for greater emphasis) To separate multiple adjectives describing the same noun.Įxample: The wine offered a fragrant, captivating bouquet. (To separate word at end)īut if the word ending the sentence is an adverb, which is essential to the meaning of the sentence, then no comma should be used.ģ. We will not be attending the reception, however. The hotel, once we finally found it, was very nice.


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Examples: In my opinion, the movie was more compelling than the book.
